--- title: "1 Facing fear Quotes By Théun Mares" description: "1 Facing fear quotes by Théun Mares. Plus more from Théun Mares and more Facing fear sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/th-un-mares-12077_acknowledge_the-only-way-to-handle-fear-is-to-delibe_520818.jpg" --- > [“The only way to handle fear is to deliberately face it - to go with the fear and yet not to submit to it. To do this means that you must acknowledge your fear fully, and yet proceed with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/the-only-way-to-handle-fear-is-to-deliberately-face-it-to-go-with-the/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/th-un-mares-12077_acknowledge_the-only-way-to-handle-fear-is-to-delibe_520818.jpg) ## Other authors on Facing fear - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/facing-fear/marianne-williamson/) ## More by Théun Mares > [“SELF-CONFIDENCE IMPLIES THAT YOU ARE CONVINCED YOU CAN ACT UPON YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/self-confidence-implies-that-you-are-convinced-you-can-act-upon-your/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“WARRIORS KNOW EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR BEING MOST INTIMATELY, EVEN THEIR LATENT TENDENCIES, AND MOST ESPECIALLY THEIR HIDDEN POTENTIAL. TO ACHIEVE THIS WARRIORS USE…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/warriors-know-every-aspect-of-their-being-most-intimately-even-their/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“A warrior never cedes his personal power to anything, not even to his death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/a-warrior-never-cedes-his-personal-power-to-anything-not-even-to-his/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“Man’s only justification for physical existence is to learn; this is his destiny which he cannot avoid under any circumstances.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/man-s-only-justification-for-physical-existence-is-to-learn-this-is/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“It is never easy to achieve sobriety, and yet once achieved, it cannot be allowed free rein. Instead it must be brought into its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/it-is-never-easy-to-achieve-sobriety-and-yet-once-achieved-it-cannot/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“A battle for power is a battle for survival, and in such a battle there are no rules of conduct. Power will use whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/a-battle-for-power-is-a-battle-for-survival-and-in-such-a-battle/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“Fear can only be prevalent in the absence of sufficient sobriety. In the full light of sobriety fear evaporates like mist before the sun.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/fear-can-only-be-prevalent-in-the-absence-of-sufficient-sobriety-in/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“The only way to handle fear is to deliberately face it - to go with the fear and yet not to submit to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/the-only-way-to-handle-fear-is-to-deliberately-face-it-to-go-with-the/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“Denial is the worst form of self-indulgence. A warrior sees his faults as being his passage to power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/denial-is-the-worst-form-of-self-indulgence-a-warrior-sees-his-faults/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“When the warrior fails in any one particular pursuit of knowledge he is not defeated, because in walking the path of knowledge we fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/when-the-warrior-fails-in-any-one-particular-pursuit-of-knowledge-he/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“The mistake of man is that he always seeks explanations which uphold his view of the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/the-mistake-of-man-is-that-he-always-seeks-explanations-which-uphold/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“It is insanity for any man to wish for a different life to the one he has. Such wishes are based upon the demented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/it-is-insanity-for-any-man-to-wish-for-a-different-life-to-the-one-he/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“The warrior comes to knowledge fully prepared to die, and thus circumvents all possible pitfalls. Being prepared for the worst, the warrior cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/the-warrior-comes-to-knowledge-fully-prepared-to-die-and-thus/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“Everything in life is but a challenge. Challenges can never be good or bad; we make of our challenges what we will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/everything-in-life-is-but-a-challenge-challenges-can-never-be-good-or/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) > [“THE WARRIOR’S PATH IS NOT AN EXERCISE IN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE WARRIOR’S PATH IS A WAY OF LIFE NECESSARY TO THE DAILY SURVIVAL OF…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/th-un-mares/the-warrior-s-path-is-not-an-exercise-in-spiritual-development-the/) [Théun Mares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/th-un-mares/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/facing-fear/th-un-mares/#itemlist", "name": "1 Facing fear Quotes By Théun Mares", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The only way to handle fear is to deliberately face it - to go with the fear and yet not to submit to it. To do this means that you must acknowledge your fear fully, and yet proceed with your task of learning, as if you are not afraid. If you do this, a moment will come when you realise that you have been handling your fear for so long that it no longer terrifies you. 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